A.B. Gayle always writes complex characters I can believe in with storylines that make me think. This story was no exception. I loved it, and Ben especially. Although I'm sure he would argue the description, I loved Ben's purity. That wasn't the only thing I loved about him, but it stands out (in part because it makes me giggle to picture how much that would annoy him). ;)I loved the dual start, and I think it was very effective for the story, and the way it then finished with the alternating third. I'd seen some discussion that the ending was too abrupt, so I'd wondered how I'd feel about it. I did find myself surprised to be at the end of the story when I thought I still had a few pages left. So I guess that means I felt it ended abruptly, too. But I don't feel like I was cheated, or left hanging, just surprised. I would definitely love to see the possible sequel I saw discussed, so add me as another in the "yes, please!" column for that.I loved the information about high-risk insurance, and especially HIV+ insurance coverage, in the story. It's not something I know much about, but it was fascinating. And clearly important, and I loved that it was important to Ben and Adrian. I really loved them both, but I felt somewhat distanced from Adrian, even when we were in his POV. I think a certain amount of distance was to be expected, considering Adrian was rather distanced from himself for much of the story, so it makes sense I'd feel it too. But I think I was just a little too distanced because I was distracted by some obviously non-native niggles about the San Francisco setting. They weren't egregious, just little things that I think only a native would notice. The good news for anyone else that might bother is that I'll beta the upcoming books, so this should be the only book those particular niggles will appear in.